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How to Disable WordPress XML-RPC Safely

WordPress XML-RPC is a feature that allows your WordPress site to communicate with other systems. It enables you to do things like publish posts from mobile apps or connect to other blogging platforms. While it can be useful, it also opens up your site to potential security risks, like brute force attacks. How to Securely […]

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How to Upload WordPress Website Files & Database Manually

Below are the step-by-step instructions for manually uploading a WordPress website’s files and database to a new server. 1. Prepare the Files and Database Before starting, ensure you have the following: ◉ WordPress Files: A complete backup of your WordPress files (e.g., downloaded via FTP or cPanel File Manager). ◉ Database Export: The SQL file […]

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How to submit your website to Google

Step 1: Create a Google Account (if you don’t have one) Before you can submit your website to Google, you’ll need a Google account. If you already have one, you can skip this step. If not, you can create a Google account by visiting the Google Account creation page.   Step 2: Sign in to Google […]

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WordPress Staging

WordPress staging will create a complete clone of your current WordPress install. You can then make changes to the staging site content without impacting the live site. When you’ve completed your changes, you can overwrite the live website with a copy of the website on the staging platform. They will be completed in minutes. URLs […]

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Which PHP functions are disabled on your WordPress platform?

Our WordPress platform has been specifically designed to offer the best security, performance and reliability for WordPress. As a result, we have specifically tuned firewall rules and layers of protection to help keep WordPress sites secure. As part of this protection, a small number of PHP functions have been disabled, as we’ve found that they’re often […]

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What is XML-RPC?

XML-RPC.php is a file dealing with the Remote Procedure Call or RPC on your server, and it is crucial for a WordPress website to function properly. It’s a feature of WordPress that enables data to be transmitted, with HTTP acting as the transport mechanism and XML as the encoding mechanism. It allows the operating systems […]

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What is WordPress Mixed Content?

Mixed content is simply when a site is loaded over a secure HTTPS connection, but requests resources such as images, videos, stylesheets, or scripts that are loaded over an insecure HTTP connection. If you’ve already added an SSL certificate and ensured the site is loading over HTTPS but your site is still not secure you […]

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What details should I use for a WordPress SMTP plugin?

The best SMTP details to use when configuring an SMTP plugin within WordPress are: Outgoing mail server: smtp.stackmail.com Outgoing server port (SMTP): 587 Use the following type of encrypted connection: TLS Using these details will allow emails to be sent via SMTP from WordPress forms or allow any other SMTP-based plugins to send.

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Manually Change WordPress Username & Password from the Database

When you lose your login details, you can manually go through your StackPanel database and set a new username and password. This guide below will help you accomplish this: 1. Open your Intek Host StackPanel and single-click on your File Manager (which is usually located on the Web Files tab).   2. Next open the public_html folder (or the […]

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How to install WordPress on a Domain/Sub-domain

Kindly follow these steps to install WordPress on a Primary domain or a main domain: ● Log in to Intek Hosting Panel ● Choose the domain you want to manage (if you have many domains listed). ● On the next page, kindly scroll down to the One-Click Installs tab. Select the WordPress icon. ● On the […]

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